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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though citizens of the community make their way around using only bicycles, large deliveries are transported by what type of vehicle?
(a) Coal carts.
(b) Boats.
(c) Trailers.
(d) Trucks.

2. When Claire sees the male Nurturer out on his bicycle, how many months has it been since they have seen one another?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

3. When Claire finds herself trying to analyze her own feelings for the very first time, what adjective does she use to describe the one emotion she has always felt?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Tranquility.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Peace.

4. What reason does Sophia give Claire for the Nurturing Center staff not wearing nametags?
(a) She says the children are not allowed to know the workers' names.
(b) She says the pins used to affix the nametags could hurt the children.
(c) She says the children would grab at them.
(d) She says the children are too young to read.

5. Of what actions does the funny face shared by Claire and her son consist?
(a) Hands splayed next to ears and tongue out.
(b) Tongue out and eyes squeezed shut.
(c) Eyes wide open and teeth bared.
(d) Tongue pushed into cheek and nose scrunched.

6. What is the name of the male Nurturer's daughter?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Alice.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Lily.

7. How is the right time determined for when each child in the community will begin to take pills?
(a) Children are given a questionnaire that determines the day when they start to take pills.
(b) Parents observe their children and decide when the time has come.
(c) Parents apply to a committee and are provided with a date for pills to be started.
(d) Children start taking pills once a doctor confirms they have entered puberty.

8. In the recurring dreams Claire has in which she is hiding her son, where does she keep him hidden?
(a) In a treehouse.
(b) In a drawer.
(c) In a bird's nest.
(d) In a cupboard.

9. Claire decides that if someone in authority tries to force her to take pills, she will do what before she gives up the love she feels for her son?
(a) Die.
(b) Kill someone.
(c) Escape.
(d) Banish herself.

10. What is the last fully formed memory that Claire has of her final moments in the community?
(a) The back of her son's head as the male Nurturer rides away on the bicycle.
(b) Telling her son goodbye.
(c) Weeping uncontrollably.
(d) Skipping rope with a few of the other Fish Hatchery workers.

11. Claire's older brother had been selected to work in what department within the community?
(a) The Department of Finance.
(b) The Department of Law and Justice.
(c) The Department of Labor.
(d) The Department of Transportation.

12. When Jonas is skipped during the Twelves's part of the ceremony, the Chief Elder announces that Jonas is not being assigned, but is instead being what?
(a) Picked.
(b) Selected.
(c) Chosen.
(d) Plucked.

13. When Claire is at lunch and is surprised at her table mate's comment that going into labor causes pain, what word does she tell her table mate had been used within her instruction instead?
(a) Cramping.
(b) Tingling.
(c) Discomfort.
(d) Unease.

14. What task does Marie perform on the boat?
(a) Captain.
(b) Maid.
(c) Cook.
(d) Deckhand.

15. How many Newchildren are allowed to be born each year within the community?
(a) 75.
(b) 50.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sophia tells Claire that the best time for her to come back to see her at the Nurturing Center is during what time?

2. What kind of noise is made that summons everyone at the Fish Hatchery to the evening meal?

3. When Claire shows up again at the Nurturing Center, what reason is she given for being turned away?

4. At what age had Claire been selected as a Birthmother?

5. Why do the children in the schoolyard gaze curiously at Claire when she is on her way to the Fish Hatchery?

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